Vent-nozzle.



No. 657,274. Patented Sept. 4, |900. A. N. RITZ.

VENT MUZZLE.

(Application led May 31, 1900.) (No Model.)

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AUGUST N. RITZ, lOF MILI/VAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

VENT-NOZZLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 657,274, datedSeptember 4, 1900.

Application filed May 31, 1900. Serial No. 18,514. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AUGUST N. RITZ, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State ofW'isconsimhave invented certain new and useful Improvements inVent-Nozzles; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention has for its object to provide simple, economical, andefficient vent-nozzles for bott-les, cans, and other vessels, saidinvention consisting in what is hereinafter particularly set forth withreference to the ac companying drawings and subsequently claimed.

Figure l of the drawings represents a verticaltransverse section of avent-nozzle constructed according to my invention, the plane of thesection being indicated by line l l in the third figure of the series;Fig. 2, a similar view of the nozzle on the plane indicated by line 2 2in the preceding figure, and Fig. 3 a plan view of said nozzle.

Referring by letter to the drawings, A iudicates a sheet-metal screw-caphaving a central top slot between struck-up ears b, and soldered to thecap-top and its ears in register with the slot is an inclined tubularspout B, having its outer mouth end threaded to engage a screw-cover O,provided with an inner compressionedisk c, by which to obtain anairtight closing of the spout. I-Iowever, it is practical to employ aslip-cover for the mo u th end of said spout. That portion of spout Boccupying the top slot of cap A is undercut in an oblique direction toobtain the greatest possible practical area of opening, and soldered tothe upper longitudinal portion of said spout, inside the latter, toextend nearly the whole length thereof, is a vent-pipe D, its inner endbeing considerably in rear of the forward extremity of the undercut ofthe aforesaid spout to carry air back of the outpour of the aforesaidspout, and thus prevent choking of liuid contents of the vessel during apouring operation,this being an important feature of my invention. Acompression-gasket E is arranged inside the cap A, so that the lattermay have air-tight union with the month of the bottle, can, or othervessel to which it is applied.

Owing to the oblique undercutting of the inner end of the spout and thearrangement of pipe D in said spout fluid contents of a vessel providedwith the above-described noz- Zle will readily pour without enteringsaid pipe. Owing to the inclination of the ventpipe when in normalposition any of the vessel contents that may splash or otherwise entertherein will drain back, and hence said pipe is not liable to becomeclogged by driedout accumulations therein.

Having thus described myinvention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A vent-nozzle consisting of a cap having a central top slot andelevated ears between which the slot is located, a tubular inclinedspout soldered to the cap-top and its ears in register with said slot,the inner end of this spoilt being undercut in an oblique direction; anda pipe located in the upper portion of the spout parallel therewith toextendapproximately the whole length of same, the inner end of this pipebeing considerably in rear of the forward extremity of the undercut ofthe aforesaid spout.

2. A vent-nozzle consisting of a cap having a central top slot andelevated ears between which the slot is located, a tubular inclinedspout soldered to the cap-top and its ears in register with said slot,the inner end of this spout being undercut in an oblique direction; adetachable cover for the mouth end of the spout, and a pipe locatedinthe upper portion of said spout parallel therewith to extendapproximately the Whole length of same, the

inner end of this pipe being considerably in rear of the forwardextremity of the undercut of the aforesaid spout.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand, atMilwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Visconsin, in thepresence of two witnesses.

AUGUST N. RITZ.

Witnesses:

H. E. OLIPHANT, B. C. RoLonF.

